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A man believed to be from Florida was in Pennsylvania when police accused him of stealing a school bus with a deceased deer inside. 

On the morning of April 4, the Gettysburg Pennsylvania State Police received a report that a school bus had been stolen in Abbottstown. 

Shortly after the report was made, the Carroll Township Police Station learned that the bus was seen in Dillsburg. 

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After four people reportedly asked a man to join them at a residence for food and narcotics, they allegedly tied him up and tortured, assaulted, and waterboarded him.

On March 22, a man was invited by someone he knew to spend time eating and doing heroin with them at a home in South Bend, Indiana.

He accepted the invitation, and when he arrived, four people reportedly grabbed him and forced him into the basement. It was reported that two of them had guns. They allegedly used rope to tie him up before adding chains to help hold him in place.

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A Florida Man accused of burglarizing a home was reportedly found in the residence by police as he allegedly tried to conceal himself under a pile of insulation in the attic. 

On the evening of March 26, someone notified the authorities about their suspicion that someone had broken into a house in Fort Meyers. 

Deputies with the Lee County Sheriff’s Department went to the reported address, and when they arrived, they believed they heard noises coming from the attic level. 

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A Pennsylvania man who got his car stuck in the yard of a local residence allegedly stole items from a video store and had marijuana in his vehicle.

On January 25, someone reportedly stole merchandise from the Excitement Video and Toys store in Camp Hill. The arrest report reflects that the thief appeared to enter by using bolt cutters to get in through the back door. 

At approximately 8:30 AM, the authorities learned that a man got his vehicle stuck in someone’s yard.  

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A man in Florida was arrested for many charges after being accused of sexually assaulting women at gunpoint while they were standing at bus stops. 

Early in the morning on New Year’s Day, a woman was waiting at a bus stop in Orlando when she was reportedly approached by a stranger wearing a mask. She was allegedly assaulted by the man. 

At approximately 6:00 AM on February 2, a woman at a different Orlando bus stop reported that a man she did not know walked up to her with a firearm. He allegedly told her to give him her money before he sexually assaulted her. 

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The former treasurer of a music booster club is facing several theft charges after allegedly stealing $50,000 from the funds while she was working with the group. 

According to reports, from the summer of 2019 through the end of 2022, a 55-year-old woman was the treasurer of the United Music Boosters Club. 

For many years, a total of 134 students raised and saved funds intended to pay for a trip to be taken in 2023. 

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Four Texas teenagers are facing several charges for their alleged involvement in a string of burglaries, car and firearm thefts, and credit/debit card abuse. 

Last December in Kyle, Texas, the authorities learned that 21 vehicles had been burglarized. The responsible party or parties also stole firearms and personal items such as debit and credit cards. It was reported that some of the owners had left their keys inside the vehicles, giving the perpetrator(s) easy access. 

The Hays County Sheriff’s Office and the Kyle Police Department teamed up to work on the investigation of the reported crimes. 

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Last week, a grand jury indicted a retired former police captain in Kentucky on many burglary, theft, and drug-related charges.

At the beginning of the year, the Somerset Police Department suspected possible illegal activity was taking place at the hands of their former police captain. They notified the Kentucky State Police, and they opened an investigation into the allegations.

The man worked for the police department for 20 years, and he retired approximately two months before the investigation began.

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A Florida attorney with a private practice was jailed for accusations of pilfering more than $840,000 from his clients. 

Approximately 7 years ago, a 44-year-old personal injury lawyer opened a private practice in Seminole to work with clients who had been injured in automobile accidents. 

Last October, a woman who retained the attorney to represent her said her insurance company informed her that the case against her had been settled for $100,000 several months prior. The woman reportedly never received a notification about the status of her case, and she was allegedly not given any of the money from the settlement. 

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Three teenagers in Washington state were taken into custody for running from the police in an allegedly stolen vehicle while intoxicated. 

Just before midnight on February 26, deputies with the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department were patrolling in Parkland when they saw a Kia go by that was reportedly being driven over the speed limit. They also believed that the car was being operated unsafely when the driver reportedly began going down the wrong side of the road. 

According to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department blotter webpage, deputies had to use stop sticks, and it was believed that the car was going 90 MPH when it hit them. The police additionally used a PIT maneuver to force the driver to slow the car, which had most of its tires deflated. The vehicle spun to a stop, and the driver and two passengers got out. 

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